My Home Cinema

An extract from "Armchair Odeons - Reel One", a double disc DVD produced by Keith Wilton, Filmtek Film & Video Services and used with permission.

I was delighted that Keith chose to include my home cinema in this fascinating programme dedicated to the home theatre enthusiast. For more details on how to obtain copies of DVD's in this series please see:

http://www.bfcc.biz/filmtek.html

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• home
• cinema
• theatre
• digital
• projection
• performing
• arts

[BedfordMarcus]

How much did it cost you and what is the material of the screen.

[rodwillerton]

Very difficult to say how much the cost was as my home cinema has evolved over a period of nearly 20 years. Originally I ran Super 8 & 16mm, now digital. My first video projector was a 10 year old, three tube, model obtained quite cheaply. The screen is simply hardboard painted with several coats of super white emulsion.

[Flipflopab]

I bet you'll have decided which format to opt for now lol.

(You can still buy HD for cheap)

Nice to see a film enthuisast. I hope to do the same when I'm older

[rodwillerton]

Like an idiot I opted for HD-DVD, which was a better system in my book. Now I've had to buy into Blu-ray with all its associated problems - slow loading, refusal to play some discs unless you constantly upgrade software, inability to download software if you use a Mac rather than a PC, etc.

Film will always be my first love but digital gives me much more choice of films, etc. Nothing beats a reel of film going through a projector, though, for sense of occasion, history, etc.

[Flipflopab]

Yeah, we were lucky enough recently to have an origianl print of Douglas Trumbull's 1972 Sci-fi classic "Silent running" in Leeds. It was an experience I'll never forget. Although your obviously a man who's experienced it lot more than I have. I first started watching films in '94 (Only been 4, Lion King)

[rodwillerton]

Sounds great. I remember seeing Cinerama in the 1960's and we often visit the National Film Theatre in London for wonderful presentations, sometimes with the Director or Star interviewed on stage. One of the most memorable was David Lean when the restored version of Lawrence of Arabia was released a few years ago. Also we're lucky to have big screen presentations sometimes at the Royal Festival Hall, in London, with silent classics accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra - wonderful!

[Mistafixa101]

This is exactly wat I'd do instead of puting comfey chairs in i'd put the flip up ones n all that to simulate the real thing

[BedfordMarcus]

my dad says that wall have a 2 lumpy texture to project onto and I need a sceen. He may be mistaken.

[Flipflopab]

Thats amazing, shame I couldn't meet David today!

[rodwillerton]

Thanks for your compliment. My loudspeaker system is getting a bit dated - maybe I should upgrade to something similar - sounds great!